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731276

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Answer of 20 February 2017 to Question 64393, when he plans to publish the transparency data on contracts over £10,000.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	32
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p><strong>Transparency data relating to contracts over £10,000 will be published by the Department for Exiting the European Union in the near future.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 12:36:40 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

890378

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium sized enterprises that trade with the EU are not subject to high tariffs for that trade after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	137421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>A close trading relationship benefits both the UK and EU Member States, and we want the broadest and deepest possible partnership – covering more sectors and co-operating more fully than any Free Trade Agreement anywhere in the world today. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. As the Prime Minister stated in her Mansion House speech, this means we do not want to see the introduction of any tariffs or quotas.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 27/04/2018 09:25:59 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

918484

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Ports: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans ministers in his Department have to visit ports in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	150597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>A number of UK Government ministers, including the Secretary of State for Wales and the Minister for Security, have visited Holyhead to discuss the impact of EU exit on the port. UK Government officials continue to work with port operators, key stakeholders, and the Welsh Government, to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at ports in Wales once the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 13/06/2018 14:37:12 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

899968

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Institutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to negotiate observer status for the UK in each of the EU institutions to take effect from 29 March 2019.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL7631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>After 29 March 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the EU. The UK will no longer sit at the European Council table or in the Council of Ministers, and will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, as set out in the agreement endorsed by the March European Council, representatives or experts from the UK may continue to attend meetings of certain EU committees, agencies, and other bodies during the implementation period, where the presence of the UK is necessary and is in the interests of the Union, or where the discussion concerns acts addressed to the UK and its citizens.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No decisions have yet been made on our future relationship with the EU's bodies after the implementation period. The Government is considering very carefully a range of options, but where there is a demonstrable national interest in pursuing a continued relationship with an EU body, we will carefully examine whether we should pursue this. This will be a matter for negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 14/05/2018 16:11:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

873782

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the Government's policy is on adapting domestic law in the case of changes to existing EU regulations that will come into force after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	134896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>After March 29, 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. The UK and the EU have now agreed the terms of an implementation period, during which EU rules and regulations will continue to apply as now. This will give businesses and citizens certainty, and allow them to continue to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The agreement will be underpinned by a duty of good faith and governed by a Joint Committee to ensure it is faithfully and fully implemented by both sides.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we move towards our future partnership with the EU, we will need to discuss how we manage the relationship once we are two separate legal systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 134897 134898 question first answered 16/04/2018 11:09:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

873783

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his policy is on implementing EU regulations which have implementation acts set to be drafted after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	134897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>After March 29, 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. The UK and the EU have now agreed the terms of an implementation period, during which EU rules and regulations will continue to apply as now. This will give businesses and citizens certainty, and allow them to continue to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The agreement will be underpinned by a duty of good faith and governed by a Joint Committee to ensure it is faithfully and fully implemented by both sides.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we move towards our future partnership with the EU, we will need to discuss how we manage the relationship once we are two separate legal systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 134896 134898 question first answered 16/04/2018 11:09:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

873784

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his policy is on adopting future EU regulations after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	134898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>After March 29, 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. The UK and the EU have now agreed the terms of an implementation period, during which EU rules and regulations will continue to apply as now. This will give businesses and citizens certainty, and allow them to continue to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The agreement will be underpinned by a duty of good faith and governed by a Joint Committee to ensure it is faithfully and fully implemented by both sides.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we move towards our future partnership with the EU, we will need to discuss how we manage the relationship once we are two separate legal systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 134896 134897 question first answered 16/04/2018 11:09:38 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

897924

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	141325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>All civil servants have access to the central learning offer provided through Civil Service Learning. There are one-day workshops on Understanding Parliament, which are delivered at Foundation (introduction) and Practitioner (advanced) levels. Both of these workshops cover Parliament’s scrutiny and legislative roles. The Department for Exiting the European Union has delivered the Understanding Parliament Foundation and Practitioner training courses to 66 staff since April 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of a blended approach to delivering training, and providing resources to help individuals while on the job, Civil Service Learning provides online resources, such as weblinks, guides and videos. There is an e-learning course on Understanding Parliament, and access to two comprehensive Open Online Courses (on Understanding Parliament and Select Committees) which have been produced in partnership between the House of Commons and Future Learn, a digital education platform owned by the Open University.</p><p> </p><p>Fast Stream civil servants receive a Parliament workshop during their induction, covering the role of Parliament in scrutinising government policy. All Fast Streamers are expected to have attended this induction. For Policy Professionals, there is an optional workshop which focuses on the legislative process in both Houses, typical timetables and roles of Ministers, Bill Teams and civil servants in delivering legislation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For Senior Civil Servants, a tailored one-day workshop, Leading in Parliament, is available, which covers Parliament’s role, powers and relationship with government, the day-to-day work of MPs and Peers. A workshop delivered jointly between Civil Service Learning and HM Treasury is provided for Accounting Officers. Civil Service Learning provides a workshop specifically for Senior Responsible Officers with responsibility for secondary legislation. Every department has an SCS Parliamentary Champion and there is a buddy system in place between Parliamentary Champions and senior House staff.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/05/2018 09:25:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

885877

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Databases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Department for Exiting the European Union's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL6976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>All data held by the Department for Exiting the European Union is hosted by the Cabinet Official Platform or SECRET system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is estimated that 95% of Cabinet Office OFFICIAL data (a proportion of which is DExEU data) is hosted on cloud services, which distributes encrypted packets of data across data centres in the UK and abroad. The remaining data, as well as that which is SECRET and above, is hosted exclusively in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/04/2018 10:53:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

918479

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many members of staff are employed in his Department to work on preparations in the event of the UK not agreeing a deal with the EU by job grade.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	150592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK, and to prepare for all possible outcomes of negotiations. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 650 staff based in the UK plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels.</p><p>The Department is continuing to recruit the brightest and the best. The Department for Exiting the European Union is responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. As such all staff in the Department are dedicated to planning, delivering or supporting the work on EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 13/06/2018 14:27:59 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams